Apple to Host Q3 2013 Earnings Report Today at 5PM ET

Apple's 2013 third fiscal quarter earnings report is scheduled to start at about 5PM eastern time, or 2pm pacific time, after the market closes. The Mac Observer will be here with our usual coverage and analysis for the conference call.

Check in this afternoon for TMO's Apple Q3 earnings coverage

Apple's guidance for the quarter has its quarterly revenue coming in between US$33.5 billion and $35.5 billion with gross margins between 27 and 36 percent. Those numbers are below last quarter and the same quarter year-over-year, which is in line with analyst expectations.

The company's big product launch came late in the quarter with the updated MacBook Air model, which was introduced during World Wide Developer Conference along with the redesigned AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule. Apple also introduced a lower cost iPod touch earlier in the quarter.

As always, TMO will be here covering Apple's announcements, so be sure to check in this afternoon to find out how the company performed last quarter and to hear if there are any surprise announcements.

Apple is currently trading in the pre-market at $427.42, up 1.11 (0.26%).